Finance
SWPL scores 17% rise in club payouts in second year
Published 6 months ago
The Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) has reported record financial results for its second year, with payments to clubs totalling £389,000, a 17% rise on the previous year.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
HNH Partners sets sights on new markets with refreshed brand
Published 6 months ago
HNH Partners has shared plans for growth and team expansion following a series of recent appointments.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Company insolvencies down 16% in Scotland
Published 6 months ago
Scottish company insolvencies have declined by 16% since last year, but experts say overall volumes will remain high for some time to come.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Labour to raise CGT on shares while protecting buy-to-let and second homes
Published 6 months ago
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to increase capital gains tax (CGT) on the sale of shares and other assets, but will leave the rate on second homes and buy-to-let properties unchanged.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Scotland sees growth in equity deals among smaller businesses
Published 6 months ago
Equity deal activity involving smaller businesses in Scotland picked up during the first half of 2024, one of only two parts of the UK to experience a year-on-year increase after a difficult 2023, according to new research from the British Business Bank.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Scottish female-led companies set to leverage £4.5m funding
Published 6 months ago
Investing Women Angels (IWA) has announced it will back a series of investment rounds over the next four months that is set to raise more than £4.5 million for four female-founded companies in Scotland.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Entrepreneurs say raising capital gains tax wouldn’t stop them investing
Published 6 months ago
Increasing capital gains tax (CGT) will not lead to lower investment, slower growth or reduced entrepreneurship, according to analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Abrdn calls for immediate stamp duty cut on FTSE 250 shares
Published 6 months ago
Global investment company abrdn is calling for urgent measures to be brought in to protect and support listed smaller companies in the UK – including immediately abolishing stamp duty on FTSE 250 shares.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Thorntons Wealth’s assets near £1bn following Robson Macintosh deal
Published 6 months ago
Dundee-headquartered Thorntons Wealth Management, with offices in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, has acquired Edinburgh-based financial planning firm Robson Macintosh.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Johnston Carmichael partners with Mountside Ventures to support new VC talent
Published 6 months ago
Johnston Carmichael has partnered with European accelerator and early-stage advisory firm Mountside Ventures to empower emerging VC managers and bolster the fundraising system.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Three PE firms eye Grant Thornton UK for potential £1.5bn buyout
Published 6 months ago
Grant Thornton UK has attracted interest from several private equity firms.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
UK CPI inflation drops below 2%, but rebound expected
Published 6 months ago
UK inflation fell to 1.7% in September, dropping below the Bank of England’s 2% target for the first time since April 2021.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
SRC: £13m potential business rates hike for Scots shops
Published 6 months ago
A new analysis from the Scottish Retail Consortium has suggested shops in Scotland could see a £13 million hike in their business rates bills from April.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Azets: Radical tax changes could impact wealth creation and cost the Treasury more money
Published 6 months ago
An Aberdeen tax expert has warned that potential drastic changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) and Capital Gains Tax (CGT) as part of Labour’s Autumn Budget could stifle wealth creation and cost the Treasury more than it hopes to generate.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Highlands firm Kennedy Accountancy scoops top honours at UK Accounting Excellence Awards
Published 6 months ago
Kennedy Accountancy, a firm based in Auchtertyre, Lochalsh, has won two awards at the 2024 Accounting Excellence Awards.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
SWPL scores 17% rise in club payouts in second year
Published 6 months ago
The Scottish Women’s Premier League (SWPL) has reported record financial results for its second year, with payments to clubs totalling £389,000, a 17% rise on the previous year.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
HNH Partners sets sights on new markets with refreshed brand
Published 6 months ago
HNH Partners has shared plans for growth and team expansion following a series of recent appointments.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Company insolvencies down 16% in Scotland
Published 6 months ago
Scottish company insolvencies have declined by 16% since last year, but experts say overall volumes will remain high for some time to come.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Labour to raise CGT on shares while protecting buy-to-let and second homes
Published 6 months ago
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to increase capital gains tax (CGT) on the sale of shares and other assets, but will leave the rate on second homes and buy-to-let properties unchanged.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Scotland sees growth in equity deals among smaller businesses
Published 6 months ago
Equity deal activity involving smaller businesses in Scotland picked up during the first half of 2024, one of only two parts of the UK to experience a year-on-year increase after a difficult 2023, according to new research from the British Business Bank.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Scottish female-led companies set to leverage £4.5m funding
Published 6 months ago
Investing Women Angels (IWA) has announced it will back a series of investment rounds over the next four months that is set to raise more than £4.5 million for four female-founded companies in Scotland.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Entrepreneurs say raising capital gains tax wouldn’t stop them investing
Published 6 months ago
Increasing capital gains tax (CGT) will not lead to lower investment, slower growth or reduced entrepreneurship, according to analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Abrdn calls for immediate stamp duty cut on FTSE 250 shares
Published 6 months ago
Global investment company abrdn is calling for urgent measures to be brought in to protect and support listed smaller companies in the UK – including immediately abolishing stamp duty on FTSE 250 shares.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Thorntons Wealth’s assets near £1bn following Robson Macintosh deal
Published 6 months ago
Dundee-headquartered Thorntons Wealth Management, with offices in Aberdeen and Edinburgh, has acquired Edinburgh-based financial planning firm Robson Macintosh.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Johnston Carmichael partners with Mountside Ventures to support new VC talent
Published 6 months ago
Johnston Carmichael has partnered with European accelerator and early-stage advisory firm Mountside Ventures to empower emerging VC managers and bolster the fundraising system.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Three PE firms eye Grant Thornton UK for potential £1.5bn buyout
Published 6 months ago
Grant Thornton UK has attracted interest from several private equity firms.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
UK CPI inflation drops below 2%, but rebound expected
Published 6 months ago
UK inflation fell to 1.7% in September, dropping below the Bank of England’s 2% target for the first time since April 2021.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
SRC: £13m potential business rates hike for Scots shops
Published 6 months ago
A new analysis from the Scottish Retail Consortium has suggested shops in Scotland could see a £13 million hike in their business rates bills from April.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Azets: Radical tax changes could impact wealth creation and cost the Treasury more money
Published 6 months ago
An Aberdeen tax expert has warned that potential drastic changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT) and Capital Gains Tax (CGT) as part of Labour’s Autumn Budget could stifle wealth creation and cost the Treasury more than it hopes to generate.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →
Highlands firm Kennedy Accountancy scoops top honours at UK Accounting Excellence Awards
Published 6 months ago
Kennedy Accountancy, a firm based in Auchtertyre, Lochalsh, has won two awards at the 2024 Accounting Excellence Awards.
Read on www.scottishfinancialnews.com →